“Unjustified doubts about loyalty of friends”. The conflict of Othello the novel has disparity through out all the characters. Most of the intentions through Othello and Lago were very traumatic. The frame of minds while lies was spreading through the castle lead to many deaths. In the movie Othello, The topics will be about their motives, actions, and mental state. In the movie Othello, the main character Othello had married young and gorgeous women named Desdemona. While Othello was talking and making moves with Desdemona, A man named Lago had to snitch on Othello to Desdemona’s father who is brabantio. While the whole situation is happening, Lago is trying to set up a plan to destroy the love between Desdemona and king Othello. Almost trying to kill each other because of …show more content…
When Othello told Lago that he could not have the commander and chief position he wanted, He was going to get revenge on Othello. While Lago was going crazy and mad, He decided to get many character to spread rumors and set objects where they are not suppose to be. The action between all the characters is a major plan set by Lago. The plan was ment to break up or make Othello and Desdemona leave each other so Rodrigo would have the love of his life, Desdemona. At the end of the novel, Desdemona dropped the handkerchief and Lago picke it up and gave it beonca and beonca gave it casio and casio gave it to lago. While Casio handed the handkerchief to lago. Othello was in the corner listening to Casio spoke very happy and immature to Lago about the handkerchief. Othello heard the “news” about Casio having the Desdemona’s Handkerchief. After Othello heard the news about Casio speaking like a true man and acting all big and bad toward Lago, while Othello was in the corner talking. It made Othello mad and delusional, so the actions between the characters after this situation were traumatic and
If he is smart enough to create and strategize he should have had the mental wherewithal to notice that Cassio was drunk and was not in his right frame of mind. Lago also known as “Honest Lago” to Othello, he knew that while Othello could be hot tempered, he had a bond with Othello that could be used to manipulate his hot temper. As Lago therefor realizes that he has Othello’s trust, he begins to plant sinister thoughts into his mind and a scene where Lago’s deceit is evident occurs when Lago tells Othello, “Look into your wife, observe her well with Cassio.” Othello accepts Lago 's seeds of lust as fact; Lago attests to this when he states that, “I told him what I thought, and told no more than what he found himself was apt and true.” At the time when Othello realizes that he has been tricked he states that.
Iago then has Emilia, his wife, get Othello’s mother’s handkerchief and plants in Cassio’s room, then warns Othello to watch out for Cassio and Desdemona. Iago then sent Cassio to ask Desdemona and for his job back. Othello then suspects his wife of cheating. When she comes to him soon later vouching for him to give Cassio his job
Othello is a well-known soldier in Venice and abroad. When Brabantio, Desdemona’s father, and his men were looking for Othello when he had married Desdemona in secret, Iago told him to hide from them but he said: ‘’Not I, I must be found./My parts, my title, and my perfect soul/Shall manifest me rightly.’’ (I.ii.30-32). This goes to show how Othello will not choose the wrong way to deal with situations, he would choose the right and honest way. After that, Brabantio and his men take out their swords to fight Othello.
Once in place, Iago consulted Othello and hinted of the handkerchief’s location, which caused Othello to question Desdemona. Knowing she had misplaced such a valuable treasure, Desdemona lied when asked of its whereabouts. Unbeknownst to her, Emilia picked up the handkerchief, gave it to Iago, who placed it in Cassio’s room. Soon after Othello witnessed Cassio give it to a whore Cassio had been sleeping with. The handkerchief was Othello’s wedding gift to Desdemona which symbolized their love and devotion to one another, as it had for his father and
Ladies and gentlemen of the court, the evidence will show that Iago manipulated Othello to follow a path of lies and destruction, making him kill Desdemona. Othello was a Christian Moor who was secretly married to his faithful, independent wife Desdemona who was the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio. Iago was Othello’s ensign and was upset about being passed over for the promotion of lieutenant. The man who received the promotion of lieutenant was Michael Cassio. Cassio was a good-looking young man, who Iago despised for attaining the promotion.
Othello starts on the street Venice with various arguments between Roderigo and Iago. Rodrigo is a rich person and has been paying Lago to help him suit Desdemona; however, there is no progress in his plan because later on he realizes that Othello married Desdemona. Othello is a general whom Lago serves as an ensign. Lago later on reassures Roderigo that he hates Othello, and the main reason for the hatred is the act the Michael Cassio had been recently promoted to the post of lieutenant. This forms the plot at the beginning of the story and creates a good ground of the various issues surrounding gender and sexuality in the society.
Othello, one of the main characters in the play is a very trusting person causing him to be easily manipulated by others. Iago, a flag bearer and a friend to Othello uses his trustworthy persona against him to get revenge on him for not giving him the job as lieutenant. One of his manipulation tactics is to tell Othello that his wife is having an affair with a man named Cassio. In the play, Iago begins to talk to Othello about his proof that his wife is actually cheating on him by telling him, that Desdemona gave a handkerchief to Cassio, in which Othello gave to her that was passed on by his parents. Othello was not happy about that which ultimately lead Othello to be disrespectful towards Desdemona by hitting her, constantly calling her a whore and later killing her for thinking that she was cheating on him with Cassio (Shakespeare 1603).
He manipulates Othello into believing that Desdemona is unfaithful, which leads to Othello's tragic downfall. Lago's plans are carefully crafted and he is able to anticipate and counteract any attempts to thwart his schemes. L - Language: Lago's language is highly persuasive and he is able to manipulate others through his words. He uses rhetoric and wordplay to deceive those around him, and his language is often poetic and powerful. A - Audience: The audience is made aware of Lago's plans through soliloquies and asides, which creates dramatic irony.
Love, death, and betrayal are reoccurring themes in William Shakespeare’s plays. In The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice those three themes are present. The most apparent topic throughout the play is jealousy. From the beginning of the story, this emotion is represented in Iago, as well as in Roderigo.
Othello starts to believe Iago’s lies about his friends and wife, leading Othello to change his behavior towards his closest allies. Iago instigates a fight between Cassio and Montano, and Othello must take charge of his soldiers, he says: Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter, Making it light to Cassio. Cassio, I love thee But never more be officer of mine. (2.3.210-213) Othello makes the decision to fire Cassio, and things get worse when Iago makes his wife, Emilia, steal Desdemona 's handkerchief.
Othello enters the relationship completely convinced of the idea that this handkerchief is a solid and all-determining contract between husband and wife. Othello gives this handkerchief to Desdemona as his first gift to her, which is quite sudden for a man who believes this handkerchief determines the fate of his love life. In this time period, it was uncommon to get a divorce MAYBE, ENTER AP EURO. This again reiterates the falsity of Desdemona and Othello’s love. The speed at which Othello is willing to give the handkerchief to Desdemona foreshadows the fleetingness of the relationship.
In William Shakespeare’s Othello the two main characters are Iago and Othello. The entire story centers around Iago 's plan to achieve revenge on Othello for not promoting him to lieutenant. Throughout the story Iago tries to convince Othello that his wife Desdemona has cheated on him with his lieutenant Cassio. Iago’s plan is successfully and easily executed. Othello is tricked into believing that desdemona has been unfaithful and in the end he kills her.
The tragedy of Othello written by William Shakespeare presents the main character Othello as a respectable, honorable, and dignified man. However, because of his insecurities and good nature he is easily taken advantage of and manipulated by his alleged friends. Shakespeare is known for his exceptional ability to compose plays full of deceit, revenge, and jealousy. Jealousy is an underlying theme throughout the tragedy and has been represented by many of the main characters, such as Iago, Roderigo, and Othello. The topic of jealousy will ultimately lead to the demise of many characters throughout the tragedy.
Shakespeare’s play, Othello, deeply explores the effects of jealousy on a person. Shakespeare also portrays the different types of jealousy and alludes to the causes of them. Othello is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare around 1603, about a man, Iago, who plots to take revenge on a Moorish soldier, Othello, for he has “done my (Iago’s) office”. The deaths of several people, including Othello’s wife Desdemona, Iago’s wife Emilia, Othello and Iago’s companion Roderigo, were all directly linked to Iago’s actions. Othello illustrates that jealousy often leads to revenge, jealousy can prevent a successful relationship, and jealousy leading to one’s downfall.
Unfortunately for Cassio, it was all a part of Iago 's plan, he then planted the handkerchief that Othello gave Desdemona as a symbol of love, in Cassio 's room. He told Othello of the connection between Cassio and Desdemona, and as she kept bringing his name up to reinstate him, it became more evident to Othello. Iago gradually drove Othello to the edge, he convinced him of the affair between the two and so he felt the need to kill her. Afterwards Othello found out that she didn 't cheat on him, and so he killed himself. The ultimate payback, driven by